The Days of Mohammed eBook

[5] Joseph Pitts, A.D. 1680, says: “Mecca
is surrounded for several
miles with many thousands
of little hills which are very near to
one another. They are
all stony-rock, and blackish, and pretty
near of a bigness, appearing
at a distance like cocks of hay,
but all pointing towards Mecca.”

[6] Burton says the black stone is volcanic, but is
thought by some
to be a meteorite or aerolite.
Burckhardt thought it composed of
lava. Of its appearance
Ali Bey says: “It is a block of volcanic
basalt, whose circumference
is sprinkled with little crystals,
with rhombs of tile-red feldspath
on a dark background like
velvet or charcoal.”

[7] By the latest statistics the number of Mohammedans
now scattered
throughout Asia, Africa, and
the south-eastern part of Europe
amounts to some 176,834,372.

[8] Moslems assert that upon this night Mohammed was
carried through
the seven heavens of which
El Islam tells.

[9] The initial “A” is placed at the top
of all Arabian writings. It
is the initial of “Allah”
and the first letter of the alphabet,
and is symbolic of the origin
of creation.

[10] Burton gives seven hundred.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:

Obvious printing errors were repaired; these changes
are listed below.

Title Page Original text: Elgin, Ill,
Correction:
Elgin, Ill.,

Original
text: David C Cook
Correction:
David C. Cook

Chapter V Original text: may know thee as
we should.’”
Correction:
may know thee as we should.”

Chapter VI Original text: This hullucination
Correction:
This hallucination

Original
text: McLellan, Psychology
Correction:
McLellan, Psychology.

Original
text: See page 23
Correction:
See page 23.

Original
text: called ’El Amin”
Correction:
called ‘El Amin’

Chapter VII Original text: be poured on my
defenseless and
Correction:
be poured on my defenceless and

Chapter IX Original text: Death is the end
of life
Correction:
“Death is the end of life

Original
text: “Ikh! “Ikh!”
Correction:
“Ikh! Ikh!”

Chapter XIV Original text: He forebore to
thrust
Correction:
He forbore to thrust

Chapter XVI Original text: For this I am thankful.
Correction:
For this I am thankful,

Chapter XVII Original text: giving him a shake.
“what
Correction:
giving him a shake, “what